Mary'S Cherry Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 egg yolks
1 cup pitted bing cherry (or another sweet cherry)
2 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon grd clove
1/2 cup cherry juice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup sour milk

Preparation

Cream together the sugar and shortening. Mix in the egg yolks one at a time. Add cherries. Add dry ingredients and spices (except for baking soda).
Dissolve baking soda in cherry juice. Add cherry juice and buttermilk. Pour into 2 greased and floured 8in cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees bake 30-35 minute Let cool, place on cake platter and frost between the layers with either 7 min frosting or cream cheese frosting and on the sides.